Hardy PTO Meeting AGENDA
Wednesday, February 8, 2012
6:30 – 8:00
6:30 – Introductions & cookies
• Minutes – now posted. To be approved via email (please read as soon as you can)
6:40 - 7:15 – 2011 Events/Projects
• Party at Menotomy (Jenn) - Jenn wasn’t here but Andy reported that we raised $193 total ($96.50 for each PTO)
• School pictures update and VOTE - Ned suggested that we try one of the other companies for a year and see if the community likes them. After a discussion period there was a motion to try Hayward since they offer a higher commision than Coffee Pond and possibly better quality than Errico. The motion passed unanimously.
• Directory update: we have proof! Ned passed around the proof but it has errors so it is in the process of being corrected and printed. For next year we really need to have two a minimum of two parents to coordinate the preparation of the directory so we can get it published earlier in the school year.
• Redistricting - another meeting was held on 2/7. There have been changes to the current plan. One of the big issues discussed is whether the schol committee will grandfather all children and their siblings. A plan needs to be voted on in June. Impact to Hardy seems to be insignificant to none.
• Winter concert: bakers needed!
• Game night – Thursday, March 1 (Sam’s night TBA) - need an organizer
• Skating party? - we haven’t talked about this at all this year. Lisa offered to help Ken if he wants to do organize it again.
• International Festival (Heather & Milagros) - need volunteers
• Teacher appreciation 5/7-11 (Jill & Katie) - thank you to Jill and Katie to take this over from Sarah Kelly
• Colonial Day (May 30)
• Field Day (June 8) - Joe Cook will organize again this year. His son is in 5th grade this year so we need to find an apprentice to take over next year. Joe proposes that he will order the number of t-shirts based on historic orders and adjusting for additional Thompson children. Joe would like to request that we have water delivered from a company called The Water Monster. A motion was made to provide up to $250 to use this service.
7:15 - 7:30 – Money issues
• Appeal update - last month Andy commented that the appeal dollars had slowed down. In terms of recent spending the 4th graders went to Lowell Mills which cost $1000. The Library Teacher has been spending her budget on books ($746). We had another $180 in teacher supplementary. We brought in $1400 for the appeal last month. Don’t; forget to shop at Wilson farm tomorrow and take your flyer - they will donate 20% of purchases back to the school.
• Spending committee - Deb D’Amico would like to acquire one more Elmo to go with an existing projector as well as another full set of each. Andy has checked the cost and it would be about $2000. The motion was passed unanimously. An additioanl request was made by Heather to spend $50 on a bulletin board for the 4th grade Teosinte curriculum. Avote was taken and it passed unanimously to fund the cost of the bulletin board.
7:30 - 7:50 – Principal’s Report - Deb gave a quick report on the Alert Now system. It will now be used for safe arrival. We also have a full-time social worker on staff that will be at Hardy school everyday, her name is Whitney Devito.
A question came up about the 2nd floor bathroom. Two faucets werte broken and Deb is working with teachers and staff to get to the bottom of th issue and the sinks will be fixed as soon as possible.
7:50 - 8:00 – Stuff we forgot to add to the agenda
Date of Next meeting – Wednesday, March 7, 2012 (to avoid conflicting with the redistricting meeting on the 6th).
